Thread by @sailorrooscout

The CDC says fully vaccinated people do not need masks or social distancing when meeting indoors with those at low risk for COVID-19. The rest of the guidelines are as follows. 🧵

The CDC defines people who are fully vaccinated as those who are two weeks past their second dose of the Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine or two weeks past a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

The CDC says fully vaccinated people can:
-Visit other vaccinated people indoors without masks or physical distancing

-Visit indoors with unvaccinated people from a single family without masks or physical distancing, if the unvaccinated people are at low risk for severe disease.

-Skip quarantine and testing if exposed to someone who has Covid-19 but are asymptomatic, but should monitor for symptoms for 14 days

However, people who are fully vaccinated still need to take precautions in many scenarios. The guidelines say fully vaccinated people must:

-Wear a mask and keep good physical distance around the unvaccinated who are at increased risk for severe Covid-19, or if the unvaccinated person has a household member who is at higher risk

-Wear masks and physically distance when visiting unvaccinated people who are from

multiple households. In addition, fully vaccinated people should continue basic safety precautions, including: wearing a mask that fits well and keeping physical distance in public; avoiding medium- and large-sized crowds; avoiding poorly ventilated public spaces; washing hands

frequently; and getting tested for Covid-19 if they feel sick.

If fully vaccinated people live in a non-health care congregate setting, such as a group home detention facility, they should quarantine for 14 days and get tested if exposed to someone with a suspected or confirmed Covid-19 case.

The guidelines say that the risk of infection in social activities like going to the gym or restaurant is lower for the fully vaccinated, however, people should still take precautions as transmission risk in these settings is higher and increases the more unvaccinated are present

Lastly, the CDC travel recommendations have not changed for the unvaccinated. The guidelines still say that with high case numbers, the CDC recommends that you do not travel at this time. Remember that designated vaccination groups are expected to cease next month and with

increased vaccine supply and mass distribution efforts, all adults become eligible for vaccination so when you have the opportunity to get vaccinated please do.

Yes, I realize a lot of these guidelines are on the cautious side for acceptable reasons. The more we continue to prove these vaccines prevent transmission as more and more studies have shown the more lenient we can expect these guidelines to become.

Again, please don’t pounce on me. I didn’t make these guidelines I’m just a messenger and trying to get the information out there. Thanks guys. I humbly ask that everyone still remain vigilant and responsible. For more information please see: cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…